Industry Patents

Patent: 7638953

Lighting Control

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Patent Number:	7638953
Title:	Lighting Control
Abstract:	A method of applying realtime effects to at least one lighting channel (15) for a lighting fixture or luminaire (11) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a common control means interface (12) which controls the different realtime effects (13/14) to be applied to the one or more lighting channels. The realtime effects include those selected from amongst the following effects: Intensity, Position, Color, Gobo (Pattern) Beam or other controllable attribute of an automated lighting fixture. The method of applying realtime effects making up the combined effect under realtime control is such that each included effects feature of all fixtures is coordinated by a corresponding effects master controller (13/145) for that effect.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Denville
Assignee:	Jands
Continuation or Divisional of:
International Classification:	H05B 37/02
US Classification:	315/291
Issue Date:	12-29-2009
Filing Date:	08-17-2005
Application :	11/573891
Notes:
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	7638953 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	7638953 at Google Patents

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